Shipping Classification
Petroleum crude oil
What this means
Petroleum crude oil appears on the federal Hazardous Materials Table (49 CFR §172.101), the table that governs how a material must be classified, packaged, and labeled for transport.
Hazard class / division
Class 3
UN / NA identification number
UN1267
Packing group
I
Label codes
3
Packaging — exceptions
150
Packaging — non-bulk
201
Packaging — bulk
243
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
1 L
Cargo aircraft only limit
30 L
Vessel stowage location
E
Vessel stowage — other
None
Special provisions (§172.102)
144 — If transported as a residue in an underground storage tank (UST), as defined in 40 CFR 280.12, that has been cleaned and purged or rendered inert according to the American Petroleum Institute (API) Standard 1604 (IBR, see § 171.7 of this subchapter), then the tank and this material are not subject to any other requirements of this subchapter. However, sediments remaining in the tank that meet the definition for a hazardous material are subject to the applicable regulations of this subchapter.
357 — A bulk packaging that emits hydrogen sulfide in sufficient concentration that vapors evolved from the crude oil can present an inhalation hazard must be marked as specified in § 172.327 of this part.
T11 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
TP1 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
TP8 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
Packaging citations reference sections of 49 CFR Part 173 not expanded here. View the full official table on eCFR.gov.
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Source: Hazardous Materials Table (49 CFR §172.101) and Special Provisions (49 CFR §172.102), current as retrieved from eCFR.gov. View official table.